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Post by Aurelia Verity on Oct 13, 2012 4:00:21 GMT
So far, we've theorized that Jones is a(n): 1) Not a Robot/Android 2) Alien 3) Clone of a clone of a clone 4) Goddess/Deity 5) Golem 6) Vampire 7) Alchemist Am I missing anything else? . [/b][/quote] These last few pages in which Jones has to endure losses, see people die and live in harsh and devastating times made me think of the Wandering Jew biblical myth. I don't think Jones is a direct interpretation of it, but i was wondering, maybe her condition is some kind of punishment or curse. So far, most ideas I've seen on the forum are that her immortality is part of her supernatural constitution, something she was born with or willingly acquired. But what if she was cursed by one God or another to wander around forever, always seeing the death and destruction of humanity, thus a "wandering eye". No real idea how this ties to The Stone, or the Stars in the night sky though. Just throwing it out there
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Post by Weeaboo on Oct 13, 2012 4:45:39 GMT
Am I the only one that thinks the title of the chapter is referring to Annie's Blinker stone?
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Post by descoladavirus on Oct 13, 2012 5:18:31 GMT
If Coyote's flashback is any indication, an elemental, even when somewhat humanoid, would be visibly different from a human. And half-elementals, as we know, aren't immortal. Do we know that? Do we know how long Surma would have lived if she hadn't had Annie? I think next Monday we are back to Annie, though I'm certainly curious about the rest of Jones' life. "We 'ave some questions for you." -> "What are you?" She aged.
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Post by psykeout on Oct 13, 2012 5:36:09 GMT
oy speaking of blinker stones, Didn't someone say that Jones can't use a blinker stone? I wonderrrrrrrr... (I can imagine the comment on this page being reused)
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Post by TBeholder on Oct 13, 2012 11:55:34 GMT
Does Galatea count as a golem? She's carved from stone, so I suppose... Golems are scripted. And the last panel looks like fade-out time. I think she'll probably only do the minimum amount needed to escape while creating as little fuss as possible. That probably means playing along with being arrested and then quietly slipping away much later... though I am really hoping for some kung-fu fighting, or better yet some "mugging the monster." No, she may comply with any requests she thinks are reasonable. It's just that their assumptions about things as mundane as changing spatial location may... slightly differ. That's in addition to any questions she may try to answer literally and to the best of her ability. how they say... Canis Latinicus Defenestratus? (I can imagine the comment on this page being reused) Oh, please. It's appliable to every single thread. ;D
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Post by steelpanther on Oct 13, 2012 17:12:12 GMT
Jones has created Horcruxes of herself. I was hoping someone would point out my little joke. Hahaha. Oh well. I didn't comment because my mind had been blown by the possibility that Jones = Voldemort. She took his name after BabyHarry redirected his curse. It makes so much sense now.
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Post by Rea on Oct 13, 2012 17:57:13 GMT
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Post by diantris on Oct 13, 2012 19:07:03 GMT
And for some reason I'm starting to wonder not as much about what she is, rather than when exactly did she come to the Court and how much does she know about Jeanne. If it was right after those events, like if she was to fix it somehow perhaps? I'm still wondering about the reaction here: www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=590Earlier she said she had no knowledge about Jeanne. Did she ever lie? Or just avoid answer?
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Post by thatkid on Oct 13, 2012 22:54:07 GMT
So, let's just make a list for the sake of weighing the possibilities of what Jones may really be. Plus, I find it rather amusing. So far, we've theorized that Jones is a(n): 1) Not a Robot/Android 2) Alien 3) Clone of a clone of a clone 4) Goddess/Deity 5) Golem 6) Vampire 7) Alchemist Am I missing anything else? But I'm going to add something else into the mix. Jones has created Horcruxes of herself. Timetraveler. Jones is a timetraveler.
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Post by dailenna on Oct 14, 2012 3:45:58 GMT
That's a really good point. And 1072 even has a pyramid behind the stone - Tom's said on formspring that Jones knows Egyptian. I hope we get to see a bit of that in use before the end of this chronological mix-up.
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Post by basser on Oct 14, 2012 4:44:45 GMT
Oh cripes, how long has it been since I last logged in to this forum? I forgot it even existed. Oops. Sort of doubt anyone remembers me or cares though so whatever! ANYWAY DUDE JONES. Right, stupid theory time: Coyote says she is a perfect example of what he was talking about. Coyote's theory/secret is that beings like him are given power only when that power is dreamt up and believed by humans. Therefore someone created Jones by believing she was capable of immortality and whatever other assorted shenanigans. Galatea fits with many other points of her character, therefore I propose Jones started out as a very lifelike statue. It was so lifelike that people believed it to be alive, and so it was. "Instead his diseased eye sees a weapon, or a symbol. The shape of a woman..."She can't use a blinker stone because she's actually just a chunk of marble. I don't know about the whole Wandering Eye thing, perhaps she was constructed as a sentinel? And then she went wandering off, to watch over all sorts of things instead of just the temple she was built for. The whole stealing names business is the only thing I can't really think up an explanation for. Maybe it's just a convenience to get around the whole living forever thing?
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Post by TBeholder on Oct 14, 2012 8:36:21 GMT
That's why not. This would only repeat what he said, not illustrate.
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Post by seaofalchemy on Oct 14, 2012 8:43:21 GMT
So, let's just make a list for the sake of weighing the possibilities of what Jones may really be. Plus, I find it rather amusing. So far, we've theorized that Jones is a(n): 1) Not a Robot/Android 2) Alien 3) Clone of a clone of a clone 4) Goddess/Deity 5) Golem 6) Vampire 7) Alchemist Am I missing anything else? But I'm going to add something else into the mix. Jones has created Horcruxes of herself. Timetraveler. Jones is a timetraveler. Ooh! That's a good one too! Thanks. ;D
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Post by basser on Oct 14, 2012 12:24:48 GMT
That's why not. This would only repeat what he said, not illustrate. That statement doesn't even make sense.
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Post by legion on Oct 14, 2012 23:36:32 GMT
You still try to make sense of TBeholder's posts?
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Post by echoeternal on Oct 14, 2012 23:57:17 GMT
I figure that some part of Jones is made from a part of Jeane. They sure look a lot alike...and Jeane can use a blinker stone, so maybe the part of her that could do stuff with ether was trapped and the part that couldn't became Jones?
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Post by basser on Oct 15, 2012 3:21:03 GMT
You still try to make sense of TBeholder's posts? Hah, well I haven't been around in awhile, forgot how befuddling he is. So yeah I kinda sat there for five minutes going over his sentence trying to puzzle it out. Eventually I concluded that he just doesn't know what the word 'illustrate' means and moved on. Oh and to stay on topic: is Jones warm? People have grabbed her hands without immediately screeching about her being cold as marble, and while she can punch through walls and deflect swords with her face she can also ruffle Eggers' hair, and lets him lie with his head on her lap without it causing him any obvious discomfort. So does the being-hard-as-rock thing turn on and off when it's needed or what?
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Oct 15, 2012 5:20:51 GMT
s Jones warm? People have grabbed her hands without immediately screeching about her being cold as marble, and while she can punch through walls and deflect swords with her face she can also ruffle Eggers' hair, and lets him lie with his head on her lap without it causing him any obvious discomfort. So does the being-hard-as-rock thing turn on and off when it's needed or what? Even if she was bronze or stone she'd be showing some marks and wear/tear by now, particularly after being blown up in that factory accident and all. If she isn't magically indestructible then she's gotta be able to heal. And as you've observed, people don't seem to object to her touch (particularly males). Proceeding with my theory that Jones is Galatea, and always bearing in mind that this is a comic with magic in it so it's hard to say, my assumption is that she is flesh and blood but retains some traits of the stone from which she was made. That applies both to her physical nature (heavy, resists damage, smashes stuff with her hands) and her emotional nature (reserved, though promotes romance and cares for others through her association with Aphrodite and/or her nature as an idealized woman). Although part of her demeanor may stem from being so long-lived, having either outlived her Pygmalion or their relationship (which is at least as bad), as well as having outlived innumerable friends, co-workers, associates, etc. Also like Basil she may be irritated at how her myth has changed in the telling... I expect something fantastic on that front, since she's such a long-standing enigma. I know if my origin story was epic romance/adventure and I'd been recast over the centuries into little more than mankind's first blow-up luv doll I'd be a bit peevish.
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Post by GK Sierra on Oct 15, 2012 7:14:49 GMT
You still try to make sense of TBeholder's posts? Hah, well I haven't been around in awhile, forgot how befuddling he is. So yeah I kinda sat there for five minutes going over his sentence trying to puzzle it out. Eventually I concluded that he just doesn't know what the word 'illustrate' means and moved on. I would be very careful if I were you. He'll put a wicked jinx on you. (Shall I burn the heretics, master TBeholder?)
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